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Diamonds for a Queen – June 3, 2012 | Town Hall, Bayfield, ON
Diamonds for a Queen – June 3, 2012 | Town Hall, Bayfield, ON
A celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
date: June 3, 2012
To conclude the first weekend of the sixth annual Bayfield Festival of Song, our four talented young singers presented music which underpinned major events of the Queen’s reign. We also included pieces particularly associated with, or even composed by, her ancestors.
| SONG | ARTIST | COMPOSER | POET |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon) | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Handel, George Frideric | n/a |
| Pastime with good company | Cerswell, Andrea, soprano; Beley, Alexandra, mezzo; Haji, Andrew, tenor; Roth, David, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Henry VIII | n/a |
| An die Königin Elisabeth, Op.135/3 (Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart) | Beley, Alexandra, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Schumann, Robert | Mary, Queen of Scots, trans. Gisbert Vincke |
| Arise, awake (The Triumphs of Oriana) | Cerswell, Andrea, soprano; Beley, Alexandra, mezzo; Haji, Andrew, tenor; Roth, David, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, bass | Morley, Thomas | anon. |
| Four Dances (Merrie England) | Cerswell, Andrea, soprano; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | German, Edward | Hood, Basil |
| Second Lute Song: Happy were he (Gloriana, Op.53) | Haji, Andrew, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Plomer, William |
| Der Ungeliebte | Roth, David, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Albert, Prince Consort | Rückert, Friedrich |
| Italien, Op.8/3 | Beley, Alexandra, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Mendelssohn, Fanny | Grillparzer, Franz |
| Overture: Die Hebriden (Fingalshöhle), Op.26 | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix | n/a |
| Crown Imperial: A Coronation March | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Walton, Sir William | n/a |
| Overhead the moon is beaming (The Student Prince) | Cerswell, Andrea, soprano; Beley, Alexandra, mezzo; Haji, Andrew, tenor; Roth, David, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Romberg, Sigmund | Donnelly, Dorothy |
| Marigold | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Mayerl, Billy | n/a |
| Der Gärtner (Mörike-Lieder) | Cerswell, Andrea, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wolf, Hugo | Mörike, Eduard |
| Sailor’s Song | Haji, Andrew, tenor; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Haydn, Franz Joseph | Hunter, Anne |
| There is nothin’ like a dame (South Pacific) | Haji, Andrew, tenor; Roth, David, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar |
| Younger than springtime (South Pacific) | Haji, Andrew, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar |
| Jimmie’s got a goil (Six Songs to Poems by e.e.cummings) | Roth, David, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Beckwith, John | cummings, e.e. |
| She’s like the swallow | Beley, Alexandra, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Newfoundland folksong, arr. Ridout, Godfrey | anon. |
| My Hoggie, Op.92/4 (A Birthday Hansel) | Cerswell, Andrea, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Burns, Robert |
| Oft in the stilly night | Haji, Andrew, tenor; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Irish folksong, arr. Britten, Benjamin | Moore, Thomas |
| We’ll meet again | Cerswell, Andrea, soprano; Beley, Alexandra, mezzo; Haji, Andrew, tenor; Roth, David, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Parker, Ross / Charles, Hughie | Parker, Ross / Charles, Hughie |
| Cheerio! – ENCORE | Cerswell, Andrea, soprano; Beley, Alexandra, mezzo; Haji, Andrew, tenor; Roth, David, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Faith, Percy | Faith, Percy |